AWS Architect
Chicago, IL
Job Description:
PreferredSkills:
Candidate musthave completed the following certifications:
Certified AWS Solutions Architect – Associate OR
Certified AWS Solutions Architect – Professional
Specialskills / experience required:
Ability to build architectures and provideprescriptive guidance across network, storage, operating systems,virtualization, RDBMS & NoSQL databases, mid-tier technologies that includeapplication integration, Streaming, in-memory caches, and security.
Ability to facility architecture decisions relatedto AWS services (Route 53, ELB, EC2, ECS, SQS, SNS, CloudWatch, Lambda, DynamoDB, Kinesis,etc.)
Deepexperience in containerization platform services (Kubernetes, Docker,OpenShift, Cloud Foundry)
Strong experience in using AWS Dynamo DB (or otherNoSQL DB) and RDS
Strong experience in building and deployingapplications on the Cloud, using CI/CD frameworks and Infrastructureautomation.
Exposure toEnd-to-End Monitoring (CloudWatch, ELK, Splunk, etc.)
Serve as technical liaison between customers,engineering & support teams
Conduct deep-dive “hands-on” training sessions fordevelopers and serve as AWS evangelist, educating development teams on AWSServices
Participate in deep architectural discussions tobuild confidence and ensure customer success when building new and migratingexisting applications, software and services on the AWS platform.
Capture and share best-practice knowledge amongstthe AWS SA community
BA/BS with aminimum of five years of prior consulting/professional services and projectmanagement experience; 10-15 years overall experience.
Excellent verbal/written communications & orgskills with ability to facilitate meetings and conduct consulting activities
Experience as a team lead in consultative role oncustomer engagements involving software application projects
Ability to be hands-on in leadership roles as wellas manage others to execute and deliver project deliverables
Working knowledge all AWS web services. Knowledgeof the following also beneficial:
Cloud migration methodologies and processes,including tools like Racemi
Reference architecture development
DevOps on an AWS platform
Nice-to-HaveSkills/Qualifications:
Excellent communication (written and oral) andinterpersonal skills
Excellent organizational, multi-tasking, andtime-management skills
Proven ability to work independently